Pride and Prejudice Study Flashcards

100 flashcards derived from Pride and Prejudice notes, covering characters, plot points, and themes.

Who is the author of Pride and Prejudice?

Jane Austen

What social class do the Bennet family belong to?

Landed gentry

Who is Darcy’s younger sister?

Georgiana

How does Mr. Darcy first insult Elizabeth?

“Tolerable, but not handsome enough.”

Who is the first person to propose to Elizabeth?

Mr. Collins

What is the town where the militia is stationed?

Marington

How does Elizabeth discover Wickham’s true character?

Through a letter from Darcy

Who is Lady Catherine’s daughter?

Anne de Bourgh

Who is the housekeeper at Pemberley?

Mrs. Reynolds

What is the relationship between Darcy and Lady Catherine?

Lady Catherine is Darcy’s aunt

What is the relationship between Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam?

They are cousins

Where do the gardeners live?

London

Lydia’s marriage to Wickham costs Darcy how much?

10,000 pounds

Which Bennet sister is most determined to secure a husband?

Lydia

“I’ve been a selfish being in all my life in theory but not in practice.” Who says this?

Elizabeth

What is the family name that owns Netherfield Park?

The Bingleys

Which family lives at Longbourn?

The Bennetts

Term for social rank like Darcy and Bingley?

Aristocracy

Who accompanies Elizabeth to Derbyshire?

Mrs. Gardiner

What is the estate owned by Mr. Darcy?

Pemberley

Who is the eldest Bennet sister?

Jane

Who is the speaker of the line that starts with ‘Is it the truth university of knowledge…’?

The narrator

Which Bennet sister is studious and reserved?

Mary

Elizabeth’s best friend?

Charlotte Lucas

Who is Collins’ patroness?

Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Who elopes with Wickham?

Lydia Bennet

Who is Bingley’s sister?

Caroline

In which county do the Bennets live?

Hertfordshire

What is the estate where Catherine de Bourgh lives?

Werstings Park

Who spreads rumors about Darcy?

Wickham

What is Elizabeth’s father’s occupation?

Gentleman landowner

How many Bennet sisters are there?

Five

Jane’s suitor?

Mr. Bingley

Mr. Collins’s wife?

Charlotte Lucas

What is Darcy’s full name?

Fitzwilliam Darcy

“You must allow me to tell you how…” speaker?

Darcy

Which sister is obsessed with officers?

Lydia

Ms Bennet’s brother?

Mr. Gardiner

What is Wickham’s rank?

Lieutenant

What did Wickham tell Elizabeth about Darcy's history with him?

That Darcy’s father denied him inheritance

How long have Mr. and Mrs Bennetts been married?

23 years

Dad’s reaction to Bingley’s arrival?

Too overthetop and pretends to be apathetic

Which character has great skill at the piano?

Georgiana

How is Lydia described?

Gossipy, immature, self-involved

What is the most important attribute of a woman?

Honor/reputation for her family

Identify speaker and motive: are these pleasing attentions instant or from previous study?

Mr. Collins asks if attraction is instant or from prior knowledge

What does Caroline do to prevent Bennet-Bingley marriage?

Ridicules manners to make them look poor

How is Elizabeth supposed to spend part of her summer?

With her aunt and uncle (Gardiners), traveling to the Lake District, Derbyshire

Which Bennet sister dislikes social events?

Mary

Who finds Lydia and Wickham in London?

Darcy

Who does Caroline want Bingley to marry?

Georgiana (Darcy’s sister)

How many kids do the Gardiners have?

4

Mr Bennet isn’t thrilled about a Huntley being single but he’ll approve of anyone of his daughters to marry the Bingley — true or false?

True (he’d approve any daughter to marry Bingley)

Bingley makes how much per year?

10,000 pounds

Where is the first dance held?

Hertfordshire

Lydia and Kitty are obsessed with what?

Officers

Jane’s first dance is with whom?

Mr. Bingley

Darcy thinks poetry is the food of love; Lizzie thinks it’s what?

Dancing

Jane thinks marriage should be rooted in what rather than money?

Love

When dads die, who gets the inheritance?

Male cousins (Mr. Collins)

Caroline invites Jane to dinner but Mr Bingley won’t be there — true or false?

True

Lizzie walks to Netherfield to check on Jane — how did she travel?

On horseback

Caroline mocks Lizzie’s clothes when she walks in — true or false?

True

Who drops the handkerchief?

Not specified in notes

Charles Bingley is Jane’s suitor — true or false?

True

Caroline thinks a woman should know which skills?

Music, singing, dancing, language, and etiquette

Darcy thinks women should know how to read extensively — true or false?

True

Mary didn’t want social gatherings — true or false?

True

Lydia is the one who threw the handkerchief at the officers — true or false?

True

Catherine de Bourgh lives in ___

Rosings park

Wickham is a lieutenant — true or false?

True

Merton is the county — true or false?

True

Darcy and Wickham grew up together — true or false?

True

Elizabeth has a bad impression of Wickham — true or false?

True

Charlotte is Elizabeth’s best friend — true or false?

True

Collins pursues Elizabeth first, though he wanted Jane at first — true or false?

True

Private dances are preferred to public dances for Lizzie — true or false?

True

Mary plays piano but isn’t good and hates balls — true or false?

True

Collins proposes to Lizzie first but she declines — true or false?

True

Mr Bennett is on Lizzie’s side when not marrying Collins — true or false?

True

Georgiana Darcy is the sister — true or false?

True

Caroline knows Bingley likes Jane; Jane goes to London to cross paths with Bingley — true or false?

True

Jane does go to London to visit her uncle to cross paths with Bingley — true or false?

True

Charlotte and Mr Collins get engaged — true or false?

True

Wickham and militia went north — true or false?

True

Collins spends time in the garden — true or false?

True

Catherine De Bourgh is Darcy’s aunt — true or false?

True

Georgiana plays piano very well — true or false?

True

Darcy interfered with Bingley’s relationship with Jane due to family concerns — true or false?

True

Elizabeth rejected Darcy — true or false?

True

Wickham gambled away all his inheritance and Darcy denied him more money — true or false?

True

Wickham pursued Georgiana and eloped; 30k inheritance for Georgiana but Wickham wasn’t entitled; Wickham left Georgiana at 15 — true or false?

True

Lydia invited to go to Brighton with the Foresters — true or false?

True

Kitty follows Lydia as she always does — true or false?

True

Darcy lives at Pemberley — true or false?

True

Reynolds and Gardiner live in a big White House as Lizzie visits Derbyshire — true or false?

True

Lizzie admits Darcy is handsome — true or false?

True

Darcy tells good things of Lizzie to Georgiana — true or false?

True

Lydia runs away from Brighton with Wickham again; elopement and ruined reputation — true or false?

True

100 pounds a year for Wickham and Lydia to get married at 15 — true or false?

True